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A few final views around the park. Rest assured that I'll take more pictures next time. A shot of me (and a fearsome friend) taken ...

As much as I love the American Eagle--and believe me, I do--I have to say my favorite ride at Great America was the park's other large w...

The American Eagle was long my favorite coaster not only at Great America, but in the whole wide world. (Not that I've been on any coas...

Great America's website lists the Whizzer as "the world’s only spiral lift coaster," which I guess means that it's the on...

One ride I didn't at Great America that I didn't particularly enjoy was the Ragin' Cajun. It's a small metal coaster with ab...

As regular readers of this bloggity might remember, my favorite ride at the late, much-lamented Kiddieland was the Little Dipper, the cutes...

By far, the longest wait of the day was for Raging Bull, the tall, fast, twisting metal coaster. Even that wait wasn't horrible--about 4...

The Condor lifts riders 112 feet in the air and spins them around. A bit of fun with a great view of the park, and a good deal more safe and...

Scattered around Great America are large fiberglass figures, mostly of Warner Bros.-owned characters. Some are charming; others, imposing. F...

Even though the Great America Carousel is pretty much the first thing you see when you enter the gates, it was one of the few rides Will and...

Despite the title and the photo at the right, this is not an entry about patriotism. Not that there would be anything particularly wrong wi...